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2015 County Board race may hinge on far fewer voters than 2014

Inside NOVA 2015 County Board race may hinge on far fewer voters than 2014  Arlington County Board member Walter Tejada occupies one of two seats up for election in 2015. Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2014 12:00 pm by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer | 2 comments Have a hankering to be elected to the County Board in 2015? Here’s the […]

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For Green Party, Another Mixed Verdict from Voters

http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/for-green-party-another-mixed-verdict-from-voters/article_33fe184e-0aed-11e1-aba8-001cc4c03286.html Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 12:15 pm by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer | 3 comments Voters sent what could be construed as a mixed message to the Arlington Green Party on Nov. 8. The party’s County Board candidate, Audrey Clement, picked up 9,724 votes based on unofficial counts reported Nov. 9 by the State Board of Elections. That […]

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No Last-Minute Political Contenders Emerge

http://www.sungazette.net/arlington/news/no-last-minute-political-contenders-emerge/article_cbfd9f36-68e8-5b08-8170-c86b45e1f760.html Posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 12:00 am by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer | 4 comments The filing deadline came and went with no additional candidates for County Board, leaving a field of three for the two seats open in the Nov. 8 general election. Candidates had until 7 p.m. on Aug. 23 to file paperwork for County Board […]

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Arlington Sun Gazette Ruebner Honored by Arab-American Groups (Created: Monday, October 11, 2010 6:18 AM EDT) Josh Ruebner was presented with a Community Service Award at the 22nd annual Virginia Candidates’ Night, sponsored by the Arab-American Republicans of the Washington D.C. Area and the Arab-American Democratic Caucus Virginia and held Oct. 10 in Tysons Corner. […]

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Arlington Green Party Members Attend National Convention

Arlington Sun Gazette Members of the Arlington Green Party accounted for five of the eight delegates from Virginia at the recent Green Party National Convention, which took place in Chicago from July 10-13. Audrey Clement, Kirit Mookerjee, Josh Ruebner, Tamar Yager and Tom Yager participated in the convention, which nominated former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney, […]

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Officials Aiming to Expand Recycling Options

Arlington Sun Gazette County officials say they plan to use next spring’s contract renegotiation period in an effort to increase recycling options for county homeowners. County Manager Ron Carlee on July 19 told County Board members there was a “high probability” that recycling options would expand next year. County officials recently expanded the types of […]

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McMenamin Won’t Make 3rd Run for County Board

Arlington Sun Gazette Two times was enough for Republican County Board candidate Mike McMenamin, who says he will not seek the position this year. McMenamin fell short in bids for the board against Democrat Chris Zimmerman in 2006 and, running as a ticket with Joe Warren, against Democrats Walter Tejada and Mary Hynes in 2007. […]

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Green Party Seeking School Board Contenders

Arlington Sun Gazette Taking a swipe at the Democrats along the way, the Arlington Green Party said it is actively soliciting candidates for the two School Board seats on the ballot in November. “We need to have a real competitive election for these School Board positions,” said Kirit Mookerjee, who convened the Green Party’s monthly […]

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Favola Draws Two Challengers

Favola Draws Two Challengers By David Schultz/The Connection Tuesday, May 06, 2008 TWO THIRD-PARTY candidates have entered the race for Arlington County Board and are looking to unseat incumbent Board Member Barbara Favola (D).John Reeder and Tibo Van der Does, both of whom are running in their first campaigns, have announced that they will be […]

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